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North Syracuse, NY -- The North Syracuse Central School District will induct 122 service men and women to its Military Honor Roll during a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The honor roll was established in 2012 to recognize former students that have gone on to military service. During the ceremony, the names of veterans submitted will be read...

Singer and "American Idol" finalist Michael Johns has died at the age of 35, the music program said on Saturday. No official cause of death was given. The Australian-born singer finished eighth on Season 7 of the popular music program, according to a report on his death by People Magazine. He then wrote songs for films, documentaries and other artists, according to People. The...

In shocking news over the weekend, former “American Idol” contestant, Michael Johns, passed away unexpectedly. Initial reports immediately blamed Johns’ untimely death on a blood clot in his ankle, but MTV.com reported today, Aug. 5, that the autopsy performed on Johns came back inconclusive. As a result, the Coroner’s office is now deferring the cause of death until the...

Johns won hearts across the country on Season 7 of American Idol, singing his way into the top ten as the oldest of all the finalists. He said there was something special about that. “The one cool thing about getting older is that you do feel more comfortable in your own skin.” Fellow finalists, Idol judges and other staff and Michael Johns fans across the world were stunned on...

Michael Johns, an American Idol season 7 alum, died Friday of a reported blood clot. The 35-year-old Australian singer-songwriter finished in eighth place among the 2008 Idol finalists. Fox network and Johns’ family released statements today confirming the singer’s passing. Reports the Associated Press today via ABC News: “His family says it appreciated the support streaming in...

I’ve always been a bigger fan of the fiction genre over non-fiction. I guess, I really enjoy reading because it allows me to experience things that are new and exciting. I want a book to take me on an emotional roller coaster to feel something extraordinary. Rarely do I get such an experience with non-fiction. I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to interview John...

OSWEGO, N.Y. - Gary Thibodeau's lawyer asked a judge at the Heidi Allen kidnapping hearing Tuesday to reconsider his decision to bar them from introducing evidence that possible suspect Michael Bohrer had abducted a woman in Milwaukee years before Allen disappeared. Bohrer and his brother John were staying at Spinners Motel in New Haven in 1994 - less than a mile from the...